A poll conducted by the University Institute of Public Opinion (IUDOP) at the Jose Simeon Cañas Central American University (UCA) recently showed that 99.6 percent of the Salvadoran population said water is a human right.

The problem is present when authorities warn that the volume of water in El Salvador’s Lempa River could decrease by up to 40 percent by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced.

Interviewed by El Mundo, Roberto Ceron, hydrology manager at the Observatory of Threats and Natural Resources, said, “If we consider the worst case scenario, we will see a reduction in the volume of water of rivers that could reach 20 or 22 percent by 2050.”

The official explained that the factors influencing the decrease in water volume are climate change, variation in rainfalls, a reduction in precipitations, and an increase in temperature and water evaporation.

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